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The Government's announcement of support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is an important stepping stone to helping create a new business environment for small companies, says the Federation of Master Builders.

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS held its Strategic Sales Conference last month, designed to help the buying group's suppliers get the most out of their NMBS partnership.

The heating industry is warning the Government to avoid a 'technology bias' when it implements the Renewables Heat Initiative in June next year.

Builders organisation the Federation of Master Builders has welcomed the Task Force set up by London Mayor Boris Johnson to create more affordable homes in London.

Builders merchant Travis Perkins is offering to sell a number of branches in order to comply with Office of Fair Trading concerns about its proposed take-over of rival merchant group BSS Group.

East Anglian independent builders merchant Kent Blaxill invited the local MP to its head office last week to promote the building industry's Plan B.

Independent trade-only plumbers merchant Williams & Co has opened a new branch today (October 25).

Plumbers merchant chain Plumb Center has described parts of the Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review as "a welcome and positive step in terms of the green agenda".

The Construction Products Association breathed a very small sigh of relief yesterday at the news that the Comprehensive Spending Review cuts to public sector construction spend are expected to be £3.5bn less than was announced at the time of the Emergency Budget.

The UK housing crisis will be exacerbated by the cuts announced in yesterdays Comprehensive Spending Review, according to the Federation of Master Builders.